Events for November 19, 2008

November 19, 2008

Afaf I. Meleis, Dean, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

“Women at Risk:  A Historical Perspective”

Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania | Visit site »

Time:  12:15 p.m.
Place:  2U Conference Room, Claire Fagin Hall, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

The historical roots of women’s health care research and agenda were informed by values and assumptions that stereotyped women and their places and position in society. Dr. Afaf will discuss some of the theoretical assumptions and will challenge the group to think about the role that nursing scholarship may have played in substituting views of women as subjects and objects, to view women as agents of their own bodies and care. 

Afaf I. Meleis, Ph.D., Dr.PS(Hon.), FAAN, is the Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Professor of Nursing and Sociology, and Director of the School’s WHO Collaborating Center for Nursing and Midwifery Leadership.

November 19, 2008

David Kirsch, University of Maryland

“The Electric Vehicle and the Burden of History”

Hagley Museum and Library, Fall Lecture Series | Visit site »

Time:  7:00 p.m.
Place:  Hagley Library, Copeland Room

David Kirsch will discuss his book on automobiles, which considers the relationship of technology, society and the environment.  He will explain why the gasoline engine became the dominant propulsion device of electric engines--and why a given technology’s superiority over another cannot be determined without taking into account the social context.  Kirsch is Associate Professor in the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.

November 19, 2008

Howard Markel, University of Michigan

“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Bird Flu Pandemic:  How Medical History Can Inform Health Policy in the 21st Century”

The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Section on Medical History | Visit site »

Time:  6:15 p.m.
Place:  The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Pre-registration required, at http://www.collegeofphysicians.org or call 215.563.3737, ext. 304

Samuel X Radbill Lecture by Howard Markel, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases and the George E. Wantz Professor of the History of Medicine, University of Michigan.  Reception follows program.